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DOJ says Google must sell Chrome to crack open its search monopoly
The Department of Justice says that Google must divest the Chrome web browser to restore competition to the online search market, and it left the door open to requiring the company to spin out Android, too. The filing includes a broad range of requirements the DOJ hopes the court will impose on Google — from restricting the company from entering…
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Google slams reported forced Chrome sell-off, says “radical” move would harm businesses
US Department of Justice (DOJ) antitrust officials will ask a judge to force a Google Chrome sell-off, Bloomberg has revealed. According to people familiar with the plans, the DOJ will ask the judge to require measures related to AI and its Android smartphone operating system. Antitrust officials also plan to recommend that federal judge Amit Mehta impose data licensing requirements,…
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Try Out the Two New Exciting AI Features in Chrome
Key Takeaways Real-time malware protection is now available on Chrome, which uses AI to protect against malicious websites. AI-powered browsing history search on Chrome allows users to find websites using everyday language. To enable these new features, turn on Enhanced Protection and AI-powered history search in Chrome’s Settings. Google has released a couple of AI features for Chrome this year,…
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Five Ways to Speed up Chrome
Having spent the better part of a decade being infamous for its RAM usage, Chrome is now on a bit of an apology tour. Recently, the browser has added many performance features to help curb its memory usage, but Google’s efforts to improve Chrome’s performance go beyond that. Some features are there purely to save RAM usage and increase speed,…
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Google says “Enhanced protection” feature in Chrome now uses AI
Google has quietly updated the description of one of Chrome’s security features, “Enchaned protection,” to confirm that it will be powered by AI in a future release. It’s unclear what has changed, but as spotted by Leo on X, Google is updating its Enhanced protection mode in Chrome’s Safe Browsing feature to include AI-powered protection. This feature now uses AI to…
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OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Search Chrome extension feels like a search hijacker
OpenAI’s new “ChatGPT search” Chrome extension feels like nothing more than a typical search hijacker, changing Chrome’s settings so your address bar searches go through ChatGPT Search instead. Yesterday, OpenAI launched its new AI search product “ChatGPT Search,” which provides real-time answers to conversational searches on the platform. “ChatGPT can now search the web in a much better way than before,”…
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How to completely uninstall Chrome on Windows 11, 10
To uninstall Google Chrome from Windows 11, open Settings > Apps > Installed apps, and click the “Uninstall” option for the browser. On Windows 10, open Settings > Apps > Apps & features, and click the “Uninstall” button for the browser. After following those steps, from the %LOCALAPPDATA% path, inside the “Google” folder, delete the “Chrome” folder to delete the…
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How to create and save Chrome tab groups
I usually have at least half a dozen or more projects going at once: I can be writing or updating several short pieces, editing one or two others, getting ready for Apple or Google or some other company to announce their latest and greatest tech, or dealing with some other project. Each of these projects usually involves several tabs on…
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Lazarus hackers used fake DeFi game to exploit Google Chrome zero-day
The North Korean Lazarus hacking group exploited a Google Chrome zero-day tracked as CVE-2024-4947 through a fake decentralized finance (DeFi) game targeting individuals in the cryptocurrency space. Kaspersky discovered the attacks on May 13, 2024, and reported the Chrome zero-day flaw to Google. Google issued a fix for CVE-2024-4947 on May 25, with Chrome version 125.0.6422.60/.61. Lazarus tank games Kaspersky discovered the…
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Google to let businesses create curated Chrome Web Stores for extensions
Google has announced it will soon allow organizations to create their own curated “Enterprise Web Store” of company-sanctioned browser extensions for Chrome and ChromeOS, aimed at improving productivity, security, and management for businesses. The new store, planned to enter preview later this year, aims to provide businesses with a dedicated, curated environment for browser extensions commonly used in their organization.…
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